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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 449399" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Well...I had a therapist recently tell me in a casual conversation that it was really hard to diagnose most rebellious teens because the true diagnosis simply wasnt in the DSM. He was telling me that he had been in a meeting with a bunch of other psychiatrists and tdocs and they had been hashing out how difficult it was to treat and diagnose troubled teens. When I asked what they came up with...the older and wiser psychiatrist said...the true diagnosis for most of the teens is adolescent psychosis and it evolves and the grow out of it by the time they become about 25. Oddly enough that is when the frontal lobe finishes growing! </p><p></p><p>Do I think you are doing the right thing in taking the car away? Absolutely! I would continue to keep him on the short leash but if he is going to school, getting decent grades and is basically acting okay with you other than the rebellion and lies, well...just know he is lying and dont believe a word he says unless you can verify it independently and let that be his natural consequence. Maybe he will get tired of mom driving him on dates because he wants to smoke pot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 449399, member: 1514"] Well...I had a therapist recently tell me in a casual conversation that it was really hard to diagnose most rebellious teens because the true diagnosis simply wasnt in the DSM. He was telling me that he had been in a meeting with a bunch of other psychiatrists and tdocs and they had been hashing out how difficult it was to treat and diagnose troubled teens. When I asked what they came up with...the older and wiser psychiatrist said...the true diagnosis for most of the teens is adolescent psychosis and it evolves and the grow out of it by the time they become about 25. Oddly enough that is when the frontal lobe finishes growing! Do I think you are doing the right thing in taking the car away? Absolutely! I would continue to keep him on the short leash but if he is going to school, getting decent grades and is basically acting okay with you other than the rebellion and lies, well...just know he is lying and dont believe a word he says unless you can verify it independently and let that be his natural consequence. Maybe he will get tired of mom driving him on dates because he wants to smoke pot. [/QUOTE]
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